ABSTRACT

Now in a revised and updated second edition, Early Visual Skills is a practical manual for use with children and young people who have underdeveloped visual perceptual skills. Twelve clear and easy-to-follow sections, focusing on skills such as attention, discrimination, sequencing, concentration and memory, are filled with carefully designed activities to stimulate visual attention and discrimination skills in children with a range of developmental levels and abilities.

Features include:

  • A wide range of activities suited to both the early years and home settings
  • Links to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and topics reflecting the EYFS and the Key Stage 1 curriculum
  • Photocopiable materials designed to document the child’s development over time

As most of the activities are non-verbal, they are well suited for children with limited spoken language, including EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners, the deaf, sensory impaired, or those with autism or learning difficulties. Whilst primarily designed for early years practitioners, SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), specialist teachers, therapists and other professionals, there are activity sheets and guidance for parents to provide them practical advice on how to stimulate visual perceptual skills at home, turning their child’s everyday routines into opportunities to stimulate visual awareness.

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Introduction

section Section 1|11 pages

Look at me

section Section 2|11 pages

Let’s look together

section Section 3|14 pages

Looking and following

section Section 4|10 pages

Visual scanning

section Section 5|34 pages

Visual matching

section Section 6|31 pages

Visual sorting

section Section 7|22 pages

Visual sequencing

section Section 8|35 pages

Complex visual discrimination

section Section 9|16 pages

Visual memory and concentration

section Section 10|7 pages

Holiday projects

section Section 11|8 pages

Visual skills in the curriculum

section Section 12|13 pages

Visual resources